Blogs and cases
Blogs and customer cases
Vaisala celebrates 100 years of Finnish independence as part of the TechLand exhibition in Helsinki
- Innovations and Inspirations
- Sustainability
Vaisala participates in the TechLand exhibition in the Museum of Technology in Helsinki, Finland. The exhibition is organized as a unique...
How to Read ATEX and IECEx Markings of Humidity Instruments for Hazardous Locations
- Industrial Manufacturing and Processes
- Industrial Measurements
- Life Science
Hazardous locations are areas where flammable liquids, gases or vapors or combustible dusts exist in sufficient quantities to produce an...
Vaisala offering helping hand to the hurricane-affected St. Maarten
- Aviation
- Meteorology
- Road weather
- Sustainability
- Weather & Environment
In 2017, over the course of a month, both the United States and Caribbean nations were affected by no less than four major hurricanes with wind...
Vaisala and science center raise atmospheric awareness
- Sustainability
Vaisala partners with Heureka Science Centre in Finland to increase awareness of atmospheric sciences and their importance among the Centre’s...
Vaisala equips the New Children´s Hospital in Helsinki
- Corporate
- Industrial Measurements
- Life Science
- Sustainability
Vaisala was the honorary in-kind donator for the New Children’s Hospital that was built in Helsinki. The construction commenced already in 2014...
Studying air quality in Nanjing
- Sustainability
Solutions to the lethal problem of poor air quality cannot be developed without accurate data. Vaisala and its partners are building the pilot...
Keeping pathogens at bay
- Life Science
- Sustainability
Global mobility for people means mobility for pathogens, too. Vaisala provides a solution to ensuring vaporized hydrogen peroxide concentration...
Smarter and cleaner cities with Vaisala’s technology and air quality know-how
- Innovations and Inspirations
- Sustainability
Vaisala is part of an expert organizations’ joint project, Helsinki Metropolitan Air Quality Testbed (HAQT), which aims to offer local air...
Hurricane impact mitigation requires accurate data
- Meteorology
- Sustainability
- Weather & Environment
The Atlantic hurricane season of 2017 was very active, including a high number of major storms. The better hurricanes can be forecast, the...
Safeguarding donated tissues and organs
- Life Science
In 2017, 119,053 people in the United States were awaiting organ donation. Each donated organ can change someone’s life, but it is running the...
Measuring weather at the highest airport in the world
- Aviation
- Sustainability
Located well over 4 km above sea level, Daocheng Yading Airport in China constitutes the highest civil airport in the world. With Vaisala’s high...
Sourcing Academy – Building competencies for tomorrow
- Sustainability
- Working at Vaisala
Sourcing Academy is a training program for Sourcing employees, aimed to provide them with opportunities for development and create versatile...
First Ever Vaisala Supplier Awards
- Working at Vaisala
For the first time ever, Vaisala organized Supplier Days, gathering over 38 of its key suppliers in Helsinki in July 2017. The two-day event...
Why Not Use Mean Kinetic Temperature in Cold Applications? Here’s why…
- Life Science
Back for more on Mean Kinetic Temperature with a customer question: Hi Paul, I have reviewed Vaisala’s application note on mean kinetic...
Lifesharing safeguards donated tissues and organs
- Life Science
Lifesharing safeguards donated tissues and organs with the viewLinc continuous monitoring system. Founded in 1973, Lifesharing is a non-profit...
To Mars and beyond: a history of Vaisala in space
- Industrial Measurements
- Space exploration
Space continues to fascinate the human consciousness, you only have to look at the success of numerous blockbuster space movies for evidence of...
Improved Weather Forecasting Capabilities for the Bahamas
- Aviation
- Meteorology
- Weather & Environment
The Bahamas is investing in a new nation-wide meteorology network to keep its citizens and visitors safe from extreme weather to keep its...
Vaisala Congratulates 100-Year-Old Finland
- Innovations and Inspirations
Today, we Finns wake up to a new, very special day: one that is unique and particularly touching. One hundred years of independence is not a...
Four Reasons to Calibrate Your Instrument at the Manufacturer
- Industrial Measurements
- Sustainability
Customers often ask Vaisala about the differences of calibration services so let's share some of the less visible topics related to the services...
A Network of Automatic Weather Stations Help Preserve Macchu Picchu
- Meteorology
- Sustainability
- Weather & Environment
Machu Picchu is an Inca citadel located 112 km (70 miles) northwest of the city Cusco in Peru. It was built around 1450, at the height of the...